GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| forward | near, being at, or belonging to the forepart |
| kernel | the inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut |
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| horde | a political subdivision of central Asian nomads |
| assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |
| irrefutable | impossible to refute : incontrovertible |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |
| brawny | muscular |